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Four investigators are assembled by an insurance company in New York to examine a claim for accidental death of six oil workers on an oil platform, off the cost of Nigeria. The team has 24 hours to investigate the claim. It slowly transpires that it wasnʹt accidental death but that the oil workers have been taken hostage by local terrorists, a common occurrence that often goes without victims and in this case six men had died. How to approve the claim when there are so many overwhelming evidences against it? The trouble is for a reputable international insurance company dismissing such a claim would place them at odds with the real problems in the country, place them on the spot as an unlikely human right witness and will compromise a whole system with ramifications to powerful Western governments and multinational companies. They have accidentally walked into highly dangerous grounds...
An insurance claim for accidental death on a Nigerian oil rig uncovers a deadly conspiracy. Six oil workers have died under suspicious circumstances, and a team of investigators has just 24 hours to determine if the deaths were accidental or if something more sinister, like a terrorist hostage situation, is at play. The insurance company faces a dilemma: approving the claim could implicate them in the country's complex political landscape and draw unwanted attention from powerful governments and corporations, while dismissing it could have severe ramifications. The investigators find themselves navigating treacherous political and corporate waters where the truth could be more dangerous than the initial accident.
The premise sets up a high-stakes thriller where corporate interests and political intrigue collide with a dangerous on-the-ground investigation. The narrative appears to focus on the tension of uncovering a conspiracy that has far-reaching implications, suggesting a fast-paced plot driven by the investigators' race against time and the escalating risks they face. The story likely explores themes of corporate responsibility, geopolitical instability, and the ethical compromises made in the pursuit of profit and power. The unfolding events are expected to build towards a confrontation with powerful entities that would prefer the truth remain buried.
Page Count:
76
Publication Date:
2011-01-01
ISBN-10:
0982292422
ISBN-13:
9780982292426
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